Matt's Cruis'n Retrospective!

Get in the car loser! We're going CRUIS'N!
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Edited By: / nickolaiboulton
Intro By: / phildragash and / soulkarl
Matt's Twitter: / mattmcmuscles

[@JQAlchemist]

"Cruis'n Blast seems relegated to arcades only... a home console port is not in the cards" E3 2021 Nintendo Direct: [pulls something out of my ear] Is this your card?

[@getinthering7309]

the weirdest prediction is that i heard it s going to b 25 bucks, dude was fivebucks off

[@RickC28]

@@getinthering7309 Nah. I think he said 20 bucks.

[@jacklindsey8400]

I'm still looking at it going "please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck!"

[@wildonionchase3934]

@@getinthering7309 Nah game’s $40 for the physical but still bought it, love arcade games.

[@DixyRae]

I can literally SMELL the buffet pizza when I hear the Cruisin' World theme.

[@kylehill3643]

Me too. I can smell the nearest pizza store for some reason.

[@RickC28]

Same. Cicis for me.

[@shaun8062]

@@Gatorade69 That sounds like simple heaven. where TF is that?

[@shaun8062]

@@Gatorade69 Damn. I'll have to set a snowboard or mountain biking trip out there just so i can check that place out. Pizza joints are a dying breed, a golden gem of American culture, and a joy which I will cherish until my last breath.

[@shaun8062]

@@Gatorade69 Nice! thanks for the heads up!

[@akaimizu1]

Looking at this again, I just realized another bit of magic Matt pulled off, in this video. Not only did he manage to capture a Crusin’ retrospective that predates the announcement for a shocking Switch port coming out in less than a week. But, between his mention of Crusin’ Blast and the GBA section of this video, he managed to include the every game that would get a shocking Switch remake or a sequel, this year, during E3. Fusion is in this video, along with Advance Wars. Over 3 years ago.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

Wowowowow, thanks for the shoutout!

[@mendozazone]

I just got here from hearing that Cruis'n blast is coming to the Switch September 14th! good to hear your take on it. It convinced me to preorder it. Great video bro!

[@MovieEnvy]

It’s such a great game!

[@BarkNoir]

I had to sit through 9 hours of CRUUUUUUUISIIIIIIN' when i woked at a local arcade. Intro gave me flashbacks

[@Ryan-nf4ee]

15:45 you can stop holding your breath! They announced Crusin’ Blast is coming to Switch this fall!!!

[@Ryan-nf4ee]

15:46

[@mendozazone]

@@Ryan-nf4ee I came here first from the direct, and now I'm here from their site. It's coming September 14th!!!

[@Ryan-nf4ee]

@@mendozazone hell yeah it is! I can’t wait…

[@Ryan-nf4ee]

@@rantsinarobe4099 should’ve checked it on Black Friday was on sale…

[@Ryan-nf4ee]

@@Gameboy-Unboxings Blast is pretty fun but then you beat it… Yeah, USA is my favorite too!

[@Bubbabyte99]

Cruis'n Blast is coming to Switch! You called it!

[@ShellshockPrime]

Feels good to watch this now that we're getting Cruis'n Blast on Switch!

[@sackroad349]

Cruis'n USA's opening song on the N64 is permenantly burned into my memory for some reason. It's the only positive experience with a racing game I can recall having.

[@Aboveup]

Really hitting it out of the park with these series, dude.

[@Kevillion]

See how your faith has been rewarded Matt as Crusin Blast is coming to the Switch 😀

[@SorakuFett]

Man, those Fast & Furious arcade games were some of the first games I ever realized I was actually good at.

[@andrewreddin9154]

Pretty sure I own the crusin cab you mentioned you played “on a ferry” in this video. Still works and still in great shape

[@TFBurnout]

The arcade trifecta for me: Cruzin, Daytona USA, and Rush. Any game made you feel like a god damn hero if you got first and won a free game. I got one on a Fast and Furious cabinet and had to leave because the movie I was going to see was starting. There was a kid watching me and as I got up I said "All yours" and he looked at me like I was a god. I really miss stuff like that.

[@ChortlesJ1]

Matt McMuscles: A Man (Not) Deprived of his Intros Cruis'n has one of the best intros as well

[@1Soniccool]

Crusin’ Blast is coming to the Switch this Fall.

[@ogarcia7026]

Fun fact: The bikini girl from cruis’n USA is an adult film actress and her involvement in the game is an interesting story

[@AlonzoTompkins]

God I’m so happy Blast is coming to the Switch.

[@ghettorapboy7]

They just announced this for the switch I'm so excited!

[@thelegalsystem]

Weird, the first time I played Cruisin USA was also on a ferry, only this was in the Pacific Northwest. Ferries with arcade machines are the best. I also remember Cruisin Exotica being a big hit for me as a kid because it had an Alaska level

[@MikePelensky]

Excellent look back, Matt! I tried to figure out for ages why I loved the Cruis’n series so much... and ultimately it comes down to the reckless, gleeful energy of the series. The constantly shifting set pieces and fifty foot drops from Cruis’n World to Blast make these games, cheesy as they are, feel like well scripted Disneyland rides, which is a type of experience that’s been missing from consoles for ages. I don’t care what the gaming press says- just because you put cute drift mechanics in a racing sim doesn’t make it ‘arcade’! I agree wholeheartedly that Cruis’n Blast ought to land on the Switch, assuming Raw Thrills oversees the port. The driving in that entry is the series’ best. My only critique of the video is that I wish you’d grabbed some footage of the arcade version of Cruis’n Exotica and done a bit of compare and contrast. It looks, sounds, and feels better (and a tad smarter) than the rushed N64 version. I wish Midway had waited to do it justice on GameCube, but man, that company loved cutting off limbs they didn’t care about.

[@RickC28]

Port is coming.

[@MrAl360]

I’ll never forget my first time playing a Cruis’n game... yesterday. _Ahh_ the memories of losing to a 12 year yesterday will never leave me.

[@StatueBreaker]

I remember playing Cruis'n Exotica years ago at a bowling alley near where I live. I haven't been there in a while, but I wouldn't be surprised if the arcade/racing cabinet was still there.

[@VoidRAZ]

I'm still not convinced any racing game has topped the fun levels of Cruisin the World.

[@non-processedyoutuber1112]

Our wishes have been granted!

[@blazymaniac4942]

I never realized there were soo msny versions of this but i grew up playing these games every time i went into an arcade. Great video Matt!

[@theparadoxrejected]

If only past Matt knew that Blast would actually one day be on the Switch

[@laughingoctopus8556]

Do Burnout! *We are the lazy generation, NOW!*

[@kylehill3643]

Our generation is taught that competition is bad. In special education we were taught that scoring doesn't matter.

[@thebloodstarvedbeast1745]

Kyle Hill he’s referencing the song that plays during Burnout’s opening.

[@oakleygleason7145]

And not only is Cruis'n Blast now on the Switch, but Raw Thrill's is talking about doing an HD remaster of the classic Cruis'n trilogy.

[@GUCFan]

This is something i hope comes to fruition. Two decades worth of Cruis'n all on the Switch? That would be amazing

[@lavendergooms5156]

I would totally watch a Gauntlet retrospective. I have so many fond memories of this series, especially Legends and Dark Legacy on consoles and in the arcades.

[@level3xfactor]

I'm so happy I'm not the only person who remembers (and enjoyed) Extreme G!

[@Hoshikori00]

This makes me wanna get and play all the Cruis'n games. And I was already planning on doing that. Now I wanna do it more!

[@IbexGundyr]

Never heard of Cruise'n either and I'm just as excited to watch this one as I was the Rampage retrospective. Keep up the good work on these I love em ❤❤

[@shinny_grimmy]

Ayyyy. Loved the plug for my boys, Derek and Grace.

[@kuroinokamen]

I also first played Cruis ‘n USA on a ferry on a school trip. I used to record game music on cassette tapes all the time.

[@myfamilyiscrazy]

I have distinct memories of playing Cruis'n World when my dad took me and my siblings to Pizza Hut while we waited until my mom's shift was over. Super nostalgic arcade cabinet for me.

[@kelseyyerger6408]

Yeah I have fond memories of a game that was probably pretty simple looking back. I think Rush was the spiritual successor.

[@OfficialChrissums]

nintendo = trophy girl Midway = You're Winner

[@JomasterTheSecond]

CRUIS'NNNN, YEEeeeyeyeeyeaeh Cruis'n USA. *_YYYYEAH!_*

[@canaldatabase9942]

I always thought Cruisin Blast should come to the Switch... and he we are.

[@brandoneickhoff5370]

Recently I played Crusin' Blast at J&J's Fireball Lanes on my Uncle's Birthday. And I had a blast playing it, no pun intended.

[@flippedoutkyrii]

I was first introduced to this series in the late 90's. My family used to take a ferry to Nova Scotia and the ship had an arcade in the middle of it that had this awesome seat set-up and multi-linked systems, allowing two players to race each other. I only got to play it a few times but damn, it sunk it's hooks into me. Got it later on the N64 but it just wasn't the same D:

[@MattMcMuscles]

WAIT I THINK THAT'S WHAT I TOOK TOO

[@flippedoutkyrii]

WAIT WAT?? I haven't taken the ferry in almost 17 years. What year did you take it?

[@MattMcMuscles]

1995

[@flippedoutkyrii]

Not far off from when I took it, I crossed over on the ferry from 98' to 2001. I imagine it is a lot smaller then what I remember it being, since I had a growth spurt in 2003, hehe :D

[@bridgetmaxine3224]

See, I actually have the most fondness for Exotica. It was one of my first gaming experiences, although I don't remember where I found the cabinet. Hearing the theme after popping in a quarter is pure nostalgia for me. I remember trying to play the Mars track first, and failing miserably. The Crusi'n series, while not my favorite arcade racer (that belongs to Hydro Thunder), is very special to me for being one of my first games ever.

[@GenericSoda]

I remember playing this at the local ice rink back in the 90's. Suffering through the cold and bumped knees was oh so worth it for an extra 50 cents to spend on the slalom game, pinball, or one of the two Cruis'n machines. Precious memories~ As for my suggestions, I'd to see a follow through on the Tetris Attack/Puzzle League games you mentioned on a recent podcast.

[@MattMcMuscles]

Will do that eventually!

[@TophatGamerVideos]

So I played Cruis'n Blast literally 3 days ago at my local arcade, and was surprised (and delighted) to find that the machines have been upgraded to have moving seats. That shit was rad as fuck

[@roguemerc]

Maybe not a retrospective because it had 2 games, but Wave Race was special to me as a kid who's parents bought an n64, but 3 games for it. For a simple concept it had a lot going for it with the maps design and trick system it should warrant a video of some sort since not many people know about it. Also 1 of those 3 games was Cruisin World. Such a beast game, loved the russian map!

[@Kyun_dere]

Another awesome video Matt!

[@coryandrews9235]

CHECKPOINT!

[@kylehill3643]

Chuckpoint! (Where you chuck up the pizza).

[@generfeld]

Great video. I love your vids and humor style and you do a lot of research. great presentation. Cruisn WORLD for N64 was such a fun game, loved it. The France music was great too. Then in 1999 Midtown Madness then MM2 in 2000 which were big nostalgia hits of youth. Would LOVE to see you do a Midtown Madness 1 & 2 video!!

[@Vanisonic]

We NEED a Cruis'n on Switch!

[@grambo4436]

But improve gameplay, improved graphics, better selection of cars, music tracks and locations with a dosage of Forza and NSF The Run! While keeping the elements of what made the first three fantastic.

[@djyoshiman9448]

And now it's happening!

[@mariogamefreak1]

Wish granted

[@MattMcMuscles]

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[@mr.e5947]

Excellent job Matt-baby. This was a phenomenal retrospective.

[@Hammatime8]

I could have sworn that California Speed was part of the Cruis'n series. Then again, I wasn't very old the last time I saw it, and I didn't remember much about the game other than RACING THROUGH A SHOPPING MALL AND RUNNING OVER EVERY PEDESTRIAN IN FRONT OF YOU and the roller coaster on the Santa Cruz stage. You used to be able to get away with all sorts of stuff as long as there was no blood.

[@scipio123]

Hey Matt - I grew up on Prince Edward Island and know that Cruisin' USA cabinet very well (I think it was on the ferry known as the Abegweit, or Abby for short). It was amazing! Sorry to here your trip to my home island wasn't all that fun...

[@Shinobu_D21]

I remember playin Cruisin USA in an Arcade as a kid and I spent entirely TOO many quarters on a Machine to beat the entire game. The end game screen was just a blue screen of it rebooting on the machine in case you were wondering.

[@fighterxaos1]

I played the crap out of the Curis'N games, Cruis'N USA, Cruis'N World and Cruis'N Exotica. The laundromat always had one of those Cruis'N arcade machines.

[@saimysilvia]

Its finally here.

[@jacobbrowning3804]

Great job as always! Maybe you could do a Time Crisis Retrospective in the future?

[@zackschilling4376]

Crusin' Blast on the Switch makes perfect sense. Link up with 3 other people and you have a somewhat similar arcade experience with friends. Im sure the Joycons would work great if they wanted to use motion controls (or at least have an on/off in the options).

[@FurryMcMemes]

The Cruis'n games are among my favorite racing games.

[@zattoguy]

Annnnd Cruis'n blast is coming to Switch! :)

[@xenoboost]

man i had such love the for the cruis'n was one of the first two N64 games i owned, the other was goldeneye. just wanna say Matt i'm loving all the different great content coming out from ya these days, gives a lot spice between waiting for the regular content on the main channel. well for some ideas for other retrospectives: gauntlet, primal rage, Tmnt, house of the dead, time crisis, R-type(if you're a shump fan) and Turok

[@Razzuno]

Oh nostalgia... The Cruisin' games were always what I would immediately home in on at arcades back in the day.

[@felixgijon8621]

This was my first video game. My father and I would play it at the arcade. He would hit the gas and I would steer. Then he bought me the N64 with a copy of USA. I only knew and played USA, World, and Exotica. Now I am eager to play Blast. Searching for it right now!

[@daruna3142]

ok matt i'm here to watch it now

[@Graphomite]

15:05 Fuck that, indeed! Cruisin' Blast is comin to the Switch, baybeeee!

[@PrinceMallow]

I'd love to see you do a retrospective on the F-Zero franchise!

[@grambo4436]

Crusin USA is what got me falling in love with racing games all together when i first saw it at CiCi's If only this Crusin had a dosage of Forza and NFS The Run. Lastly can you do the Rush Franchise next. Thank You!!

[@rafzzzzzzz]

ahh yes childhood arcade racing game

[@xMcWeenx]

Blast is amazing. I love drifting my unicorn into a 1959 el dorado so I can backflip for a boost

[@WickedGamerCollector]

Soundtracks of the USA and World game where EPIC.. still listen to them on here KZbin 🙄

[@laughingoctopus8556]

*CRUSAAAAAAAAYN* *CRUIS'N THE WOOOOOOR OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORLD YEAH, YEAH!!* *YOU'VE GOT TO PEE, YOU'VE GOT THE POWAH* *TO CRUISE THE WOOOOOORLD* Fucking love that track so much. It was Proto GONNA TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE

[@sheik124]

"Hey, Daytona USA had a theme song, we need one too!" TO CRUIIIIISE THE WOOOOOOOOORLD. _synth pitch bends_ *synth arp plays on loop* I swear this was the only thing you could hear inside Chuck E. Cheese for a good ten years. Exotica came out and got one or two cabinets in a dark corner and they still kept the 4 Cruisi'n World cabinets front and center

[@NEEDbacon]

Nice work, this retrospective made me realize that I've played every Crus'n short of Blast (and the GBC port of Exotica if you want to count it as different). Yes, even Cruis'n (which I didn't know was the F&F game but doesn't matter since the port is trash) and the GBA game. Personally I prefer Exotica due to the car selection, not really getting my hands on World, and having the best theme (though the others are very strong). Loving the series, keep it up.

[@FrankLoon]

My N64 San Francisco RUSH PTSD was kicking in during this vid, Matt. Thanks for triggering those shitty memories! XD

[@Hakkai181]

Great retrospective Matt! But the thing that brings a tear of joy to my eye is that exists a spiritual successor o hydro thunder... Good lord I loved that game :')

[@kylehill3643]

And Hydro Thunder Hurricane!

[@angel-ic2dy]

Man I used to love double tapping the accelerator to pop wheelies!

[@Bukkarooo]

Always loved playing Cruisin' USA and World in arcades, and last time I was in a theater with my fiancé we saw a cabinet for Blast and it was...well, a blast. I loved it and would love to play a home port of it at some point, especially if it got a Switch port like you mentioned. Though I've always said, if I owned an arcade cabinet myself, I'd want it to be Cruisin' World, Hydro Thunder, or maybe a House of the Dead or Time Crisis game.

[@13Bizz]

ITS COMING TO SWITCHHHHHHH!!!

[@CoDcomrade2]

Man I was JUST thinking about California speed when watching this, since that seemed to me to b some sort of weird rip off of both San Fransico Rush and Cruis'n.

[@kelseyyerger6408]

Loved Rush as a kid

[@jdlmon64]

Can't wait to play this on switch

[@xcl485]

Let's see ... Gauntlet , Gauntlet and Gauntlet. Thank you.

[@Rootator]

We have a couple Cruis'n Blast machines at my work. That was the first time I had ever heard of the series and frankly had didn't look it up because I couldn't read the logo

[@hidochung7833]

I actually remember playing the arcade version of cruise n world at a place that serves special taquitos along with burgers and fries

[@kevinr417]

Vin Diesel Wheelman video brought me here. Then I realized I'd actually already watched this. Still good the second time though.

[@mikebougiamas3418]

My first job was at Chuck e Cheese when I was 16. My coworkers and I loved competing against each other in Cruis’n Exotica. Good times.

[@ggbhtg]

CRUIS'NNNN!CRUIS'N THE WORRRRRRRRRLD!YEA-EA-EAH!

[@kingrexprime]

Bluegrass Boogie (N64 Version) is my favorite track!

[@blakemanke64]

This game is on every ferry I've been on

[@FreakZoneGames]

Holy shit I did not know about Cruis’n Blast, that would be so perfect on Switch! What are they thinking not releasing it! As crummy a port as it is, I get a lot of fun out of the Wii one, and I do think it earned the title of Cruis’n since it was exactly like the previous games aside from the name. I wish it had been a better port though. A bar I go to had a Fast & Furious cabinet which I like to occasionally play, but I still play the Wii one at home.

[@xinder5]

Well all the talk of Midway makes me think a Gauntlet retrospective might be interesting.

[@stenanderson1695]

I'd love to hear your take on the F-zero series!!

[@SolidSnake684]

A Crazy Taxi video would be killer

[@pixelsheep3443]

Matt, you are way too good at these retrospectives! Any chance of doing more midway stuff, and maybe closing that off with a general Midway WHA HAPPUN?

[@Bubbabyte99]

I just tried out Cruis'n Wii via emulation, and I honestly think the critics were WAY too harsh on it. Sure, the graphics aren't the best for a Wii game and the load times are kinda long, but the gameplay is pretty damn solid, and should be praised accordingly.

[@christopherrapczynski204]

Wow I've never seen someone draw a car like in the thumbnail, that style is rad.

[@DexterasVI]

I don't know if I recall it right but I remember having a Cruis'n game on the N64 and I remember just drvining around the whole USA in kind of a free roam thing. Then again i was 6 or so it's a bit hazy

[@kevinr417]

For some reason, I was expecting to see the game California Speed show up somewhere in here. I played it as a kid and always assumed it was made by the same people. But according to Wikipedia, though Midway published it, it was actually developed by Atari. Still, I have to imagine that Atari was trying to make a very similar style of racing game. Says a lot about the Cruisin' series that they all had a certain "feel" to them, like Outrun on steroids.

[@ggbhtg]

AKI Engine Retrospective. Please and thank you.

[@MattMcMuscles]

Ouuuuuuuu

[@ggbhtg]

Oh, and while we're admitting specific Nintendo things, I wish I were smart enough to use cassette tech for Cruis'n World's OST instead of actually attempting that 9999 point grind for Power Level 6 whatever the fuck. I just beat MK Trilogy on the highest difficulty 100 times and VHS recorded the Codes/Brutalities I didn't have.

[@MrDmoney156]

ggbhtg Any chance you can upload that? For nostalgia's sake?

[@vincently1995]

25 Years of Cruis'n (1994-2019)